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Sri Lanka bomber trained in Syria with ISIS
All nine of the Easter Day bombers have been identified and include a man who trained with the Islamic State.
Coalition and Iraqi forces attack ISIS sleeper cells in Hamrin mountains
In a first for the US military, two Air Force F-35A fighters conducted airstrikes in the same area on April 30.
Student identified as alleged gunman in deadly UNC-Charlotte shooting
A 22-year-old college student has allegedly confessed to gunning down six people on the University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus Tuesday evening, killing two and wounding four.
Two Tennessee sixth-graders have been charged after authorities discovered their school shooting plot
Two students have been charged after it was discovered they were plotting a school shooting at South Cumberland Elementary School in Crossville, Tennessee.
Terror suspect claimed ISIS sympathies and planned to bomb Los Angeles freeways and the Santa Monica Pier, FBI says
Authorities have arrested a Los Angeles man described as a U.S. military veteran on terror-related charges that include threats against a local landmark and freeways.
Baghdadi Is Back—and Vows That ISIS Will Be, Too
The world’s most wanted and reclusive terrorist, the isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, reëmerged on Monday, for the first time since 2014, in an eighteen-minute video designed to rally the thousands of followers who still heed his call on at least four continents.
EFF Tells Facebook To Step Up Against Fake Law Enforcement Accounts
Nonprofit organization Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has called out Facebook for its lack of aggressiveness in handling fraudulent law enforcement accounts that are used to spy on unknowing users.
Synagogues struggle with security measures following attacks at houses of worship
Rabbi Yonah Bookstein of Los Angeles’ Pico Shul was at home Saturday afternoon, observing the Sabbath, when someone on the synagogue’s security team alerted him about the deadly shooting at the Chabad of Poway.
Police increase security at DC-area synagogues following deadly California shooting
All across the DC area, law enforcement agencies are vowing to provide support to places of worship – they are talking closely with faith leaders.
Cybersecurity programs mushroom on Minnesota college campuses
A slew of Minnesota colleges and universities have launched cybersecurity programs in recent years, making it one of the fastest growing higher education fields locally.
